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adjective
- 1. with impurities or unwanted elements having been removed by processing: "refined sugar" Similar Opposite
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REFINED definition: 1. A refined substance has been made pure by removing other substances from it: 2. improved…. Learn more.
to improve something or to make it pure, especially by removing material that is not wanted: Crude oil is industrially refined to purify it. to improve an idea, a method, a system, etc. by making small changes: Engineers spent many months refining the software.
The meaning of REFINED is free from impurities. How to use refined in a sentence.
verb. re· fine ri-ˈfīn. refined; refining. Synonyms of refine. transitive verb. 1. : to free (something, such as metal, sugar, or oil) from impurities or unwanted material. 2. : to free from moral imperfection : elevate. 3. : to improve or perfect by pruning or polishing. refine a poetic style. 4. : to reduce in vigor or intensity. 5.
adjective. having or showing well-bred feeling, taste, etc.: refined people. Synonyms: elegant, genteel, courtly, civilized, courteous, polite, polished, cultivated. Antonyms: crude, coarse, rude. freed or free from coarseness, vulgarity, etc.: refined taste.
to bring to a fine or a pure state; free from impurities: to refine metal, sugar, or petroleum. to purify from what is coarse, vulgar, or debasing; make elegant or cultured. to bring to a finer state or form by purifying. to make more fine, subtle, or precise: to refine one's writing style.
to improve something or to make it pure, especially by removing material that is not wanted: Crude oil is industrially refined to purify it. to improve an idea, a method, a system, etc. by making small changes: Engineers spent many months refining the software.
When a person's refined, they have good manners and good taste. A stereotypically refined lady will drink tea every day at four in the afternoon, lift her pinky while drinking, and select only refined (pure white, not raw) sugar as a sweetener.
Definition of refine verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If you say that someone is refined, you mean that they are very polite and have good manners and good taste. ...refined and well-dressed ladies. His speech and manner are refined.
